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1105544

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	European Research Council: EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government has taken to ensure the latest cohort of successful European Research Council Advanced Grant applicants are aware of the underwrite that exists should the UK leave the EU without a deal before the conditions of their grants have been finalised.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	237636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government underwrite guarantee will cover funding for all successful UK bids to Horizon 2020 that are submitted before exit, even if they are notified of success after exit. This includes the 47 successful UK bids to the ERC Advanced Grant 2018 call which form part of the €540m funding recently announced by the European Commission for cutting edge research.</p><p> </p><p>The UKRI portal was announced in the Horizon 2020 Technical Notice and is part of our plans to underwrite funding for UK Horizon 2020 beneficiaries in the event of ‘no deal’. In this scenario, UK beneficiaries who have registered on the UKRI portal will receive detailed information about how the guarantee will be delivered and the next steps that they need to take.</p><p> </p><p>Since the announcement of the underwrite guarantee in 2016, the Government has consistently reiterated our commitment to deliver it, should it be required. Methods used include Ministerial statements in Parliament, digital engagement by both BEIS and our delivery partner UKRI, and direct engagement with business and stakeholder groups.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 03/04/2019 15:16:49 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

1105648

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with the Cabinet Office on his Department having a civil service presence in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	237765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>BEIS already has a presence in Scotland. Through the core department and 7 of its partner organisations, BEIS has a presence of over 800 people, based primarily in Edinburgh (459), Glasgow (223) and Aberdeen (120), with smaller numbers in other locations.</p><p> </p><p>Last November, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster wrote to all Secretaries of State setting out the importance of the Government's commitment to relocate both public bodies and Civil Service roles into the regions and nations of the United Kingdom. To support this, the Places for Growth Programme are increasing their engagement with departments in the run up to the Spending Review and are drawing on advice and support from colleagues across Whitehall, including the BEIS Industrial Strategy Team.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>For information – further detail on locations of BEIS and its partner organisations</strong></p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out these organisations (correct as of August 2018):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BEIS – Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment &amp; Decommissioning (OPRED)</p></td><td><p>Aberdeen</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OFGEM</p></td><td><p>Glasgow</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Research &amp; Innovation</p></td><td><p>Multiple</p></td><td><p>Edinburgh – 354 Glasgow – 3 Perth – 1 Dumfries - 1 <strong>Total - 359</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Met Office</p></td><td><p>Multiple</p></td><td><p>Aberdeen – 31 Edinburgh – 29 Nairn and Moray – 12 Shetland – 5 Dumfries and Galloway – 3 <strong>Total - 84</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ACAS</p></td><td><p>Glasgow</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Insolvency Service</p></td><td><p>Edinburgh</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Companies House</p></td><td><p>Edinburgh</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA)</p></td><td><p>Multiple</p></td><td><p>Caithness and Sutherland - 3 Ross and Cromarty – 2 <strong>Total - 5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>833</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 03/04/2019 16:35:29 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1105650

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Solar Power: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has had discussions with the devolved Administrations on the development of solar energy in (a) Angus and (b) other parts of Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	237767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>Ministers and officials in the Department regularly discuss a range of issues with the devolved administrations. At official level, the Department has increased its engagement with the Scottish Government. In January, the BEIS Permanent Secretary jointly chaired a Senior Civil Service away day with his Scottish Government counterpart, where amongst other issues, energy was discussed.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/04/2019 09:24:09 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1105666

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an estimate of the overall amount of energy consumed in the West Midlands Metropolitan Area.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	237627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>In 2017 10,700 GWh of electricity was consumed in the West Midlands Metropolitan area. This excludes electricity which was generated and used on site, the amount of which is not known as it is not metered. Between June 2017 and June 2018 22,700 GWh of gas was consumed. These are the most recent periods for which information is held.</p><p> </p><p>Source for electricity consumption: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/regional-and-local-authority-electricity-consumption-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/regional-and-local-authority-electricity-consumption-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Source for gas consumption: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/gas-sales-and-numbers-of-customers-by-region-and-local-authority" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/gas-sales-and-numbers-of-customers-by-region-and-local-authority</a></p><p> </p><p>The sources give consumption at the local authority level, where consumption in the 7 local authorities in the West Midlands Metropolitan area were aggregated to provide this answer. These local authorities are Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 02/04/2019 12:20:33 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1105712

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Copyright: EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the EU Article 13 copyright directive on the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL14884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>The powers to implement Copyright Directive via secondary legislation are found in the European Communities Act 1972. In the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Government would not have access to these powers and would not be able implement the Directive.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has one of the world’s best intellectual property frameworks, and we will continue to keep it under review to ensure that it is suitable for the digital age.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 03/04/2019 15:21:47 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1105722

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Nuclear Power
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it remains their policy that a third of the UK's future long-term energy requirements should be met by civil nuclear power.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL14891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government continues to believe that nuclear power has an important role to play as we transition to a low carbon economy, as long as it provides value for money for taxpayers and consumers. Our commitment to nuclear power has been demonstrated by giving the go-ahead to the first new nuclear power station in a generation at Hinkley Point C, as well as launching our landmark £200m Nuclear Sector Deal last year, which includes support for advanced nuclear technologies.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 02/04/2019 16:08:51 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1105118

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Research Fund for Coal and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to help ensure that assets returned to the UK from the Research Fund for Coal and Steel when the UK leaves the EU are used to benefit of the steel industry.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	237043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government will decide on expenditure in the next Spending Review after EU Exit. Science and innovation have been made a priority by the UK Government and is at the heart of the Department’s Industrial Strategy, in recognition of the strong economic benefits of public investment in science and innovation and its capacity to leverage private investment. The Government is continuing to work with the steel sector, trade unions and Devolved Administrations to develop a long-term viable solution for the UK steel industry.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 237044 question first answered 02/04/2019 12:20:47 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1105119

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Research Fund for Coal and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the EU on the allocation of Research Fund for Coal and Steel assets after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	237044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government will decide on expenditure in the next Spending Review after EU Exit. Science and innovation have been made a priority by the UK Government and is at the heart of the Department’s Industrial Strategy, in recognition of the strong economic benefits of public investment in science and innovation and its capacity to leverage private investment. The Government is continuing to work with the steel sector, trade unions and Devolved Administrations to develop a long-term viable solution for the UK steel industry.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 237043 question first answered 02/04/2019 12:20:47 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1105121

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Green Alliance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has taken steps to support the Green Alliance’s Community Energy Manifesto; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	237045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>I am really impressed by the work community groups up and down the United Kingdom are already doing to help their wider communities decarbonise and get involved in this transition.</p><p> </p><p>In the Clean Growth Strategy, I announced the creation of a Local Energy Contact Group and a Local Energy Programme. The Contact group made up of communities, local authorities and local enterprise partnerships and provides local insight for policy teams across BEIS.</p><p> </p><p>The Local Energy Programme has funded Local Energy Strategies in every Local Enterprise Partnership. These strategies will feed into the newly developed Local Energy Hubs, also funded by BEIS to create capacity and capability to help Local Authorities deliver low carbon energy projects at scale.</p><p> </p><p>I have brought the Rural Community Energy Fund into my department to allow it to integrate better with the other work we are doing on heat and local ownership. Together with the Local Energy Programme, that will be almost £20m committed by this Government to support local energy in the last three years. Alongside this we have launched Prospering from the Energy Revolution, a £100m innovation fund designed to support local areas demonstrate future integrated energy systems.</p><p> </p><p>This funding will unlock commercial investment in our local energy system and following a successful national Local Green finance event in Leeds in January, we will be supporting five regional events this summer to bring investors and local projects together.</p><p>The Government has a clear vision for an energy system which fairly rewards flexibility for the value it provides to the system.</p><p> </p><p>We have set out in our The Smart Systems &amp; Flexibility Plan, and in the Progress Update in October 2018, a number of actions to open up markets to distribution-connected flexibility, including community energy groups. We are also consulting on a range of changes to the energy market which offer communities a chance to have their say, and ensuring consumers are at the heart of the future energy system.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 03/04/2019 17:01:05 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1105126

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to row 25 of the table on page 39 of his Department's publication, 2018-19 Main Estimate Memorandum, if he will publish a description of spending under the heading Heat.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	237107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>The spending under the heading of ‘Heat’ relates to the FY 2018-19 capital budget (£137.5 million) for the Heat Network Investment Project (HNIP). This scheme will provide £320 million of capital funding (across the life of the programme) to gap fund heat network projects in England and Wales. The scheme is open to the public, private and third sectors. Following confirmation by HMT in October 2018, the FY 2018-19 budget was reprofiled.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the scheme are available on gov.uk, the HNIP page is at <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fheat-networks-investment-project-hnip-scheme-overview&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cfinance.foipq%40beis.gov.uk%7C8c66eccdcf8e41c5a0c208d6b3045040%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636893228453167457&amp;sdata=Yi3yjzBvzHuDtD5wew9xZ%2BT8bucuVz7GgCUtCYMT56g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">hnip-scheme-overview</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 02/04/2019 12:19:22 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 111305 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey